Box
ca. 1765 (made)
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Quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones, decorated with pastoral motifs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Quartz, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones, including lapis lazuli, jaspers, agates and chalcedonies, the apples made from garnets, carnelians and pink sapphires |
| Brief description | Quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with semi-precious stones, decorated with bucolic motifs. Germany about 1765 |
| Physical description | Quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones, decorated with pastoral motifs. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Mitchell |
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| Accession number | 180-1878 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2005 |
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